I have a long standing bet with a friend of mine. And I am sure it’s a common topic among your friends, too. The topic is around social media and its benefits. But in this case, it’s really around social media and its lack of benefits. The bet goes something like this: I tell my friend that I bet social media has not made anyone’s life better. In fact, it has probably … [Read more...]

Dr. Walter Freeman pioneered early neurology with a surgery he felt would help relieve patients with a whole host of symptoms. He was an expert. His intentions were grand. His results were tragic. He ended up creating one of the worst blemishes in the history of medicine. Dr. Freeman came up with the lobotomy – a brutal surgery that removed part of the brain and left scores of … [Read more...]

In times of crisis, much like we are faced with today, creativity can be a huge factor in the outcome. It can be the differentiating factor between emerging from the crisis successfully or getting pulled into the doldrums of despair. And to emerge successfully, one has to depend on our innate creativity to shine a clear path forward.   The truth, when viewed … [Read more...]

How we pursue our goals matters. It matters perhaps more than what our goals are in the first place. I realize that this might be controversial. Or perhaps a good line for Twitter. And it may make you a bit uncomfortable. But when looking at our goals, dreams, hopes and aspirations from The Creator Mindset, then this becomes paramount. We all know stories of someone who … [Read more...]

We live in a world obsessed with volume. The effort we make in our careers or in our business leads to always wanting more. We’re in a constant cycle of more. We are told this cycle is good. Productivity, efficiency and predictability are what we crave so that we can get more.   But more of what? Who knows? A relic of the analytical mindset that champions only what it … [Read more...]